Improve eastern brook trout and eastern hellbender strongholds across public and private lands in the headwaters of the Greenbrier River in West Virginia. Project will work with state, federal, and non-governmental partners to remove two barriers to fish passage, re-connect 28 miles of aquatic habitat, and enable seven private landowners to protect and restore aquatic habitat by implementing conservation practices on 500 acres.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Central Appalachia Habitat Stewardship Program
Project Title: Improving Eastern Brook Trout and Eastern Hellbender Strongholds in the Headwaters of the Greenbrier River (WV)
Organization:
Trout Unlimited, Inc.
Project ID:
0407.23.077309
Description:
Award Amount:
$488308.00
Location:
Greenbrier River and Gauley Rivers in Pocahontas, Greenbrier, and Nicholas Counties in West Virginia